#albrax

This is a bit of a tie-in post to the one I did for if certain Hunter characters were riders so here’s a bit of a continuation, mainly for Rider!Reverto and what his home village would be like.

First off, Albrax as a Rider’s Village is in a bit of a unique situation with it being located in a desert. You’ve got tougher monsters to deal with as well as a scarcity of water which has lead to a bit of a reputation for tougher Riders.

Instead of Monsters like the Velos, Gendrome and Apeceros are actually one of the most used “common Monsties” for beginner Riders before they hatch their own so stuff like status effects are a pretty familiar thing to Riders from these parts. Paralysis cures are also part of the standard Rider’s combination recipes they receive along with the likes of potions and paintballs.

The village was founded on an oasis where a rather large deposit of kinship ore sits in the heart of it all. All new Riders once they have completed their training finish off by dipping their Kinship Stones in the oasis’ water as part of their rite to becoming full fledged Riders.

Prior to the Black Blight, the village was rather weary of hunters as with most Rider Villages, even moreso with how close in proximity they were to a rather large Hunter city.

But that didn’t stop them from harboring a bit of a small trade relationship with the Hunters on the prospect as a deal made with the local Guildmaster that no Hunters were allowed within the village’s walls due to a set of rules that kept the existence of Riders covered up.

Trade would be conducted through designated traders and merchants as bringing one’s Monstie with them during these excursions was strictly forbidden.

This kept up until the Black Blight hit when both Rider and Monstie alike would be forced to flee the village where the people would set up a secret campsite somewhere else. This caused trade relations to take and many of the villagers would be forced to relay on the limited resources they had.

Until a certain Rider ended up breaking the Rider’s Code while saving the life of a young Hunter.

Oddly the young Hunter wasn’t as scared as he originally through but was still a bit cautious. But nevertheless were they amazed by what Reverto and his Tigerex were capable of, earning him the nickname “The Totally Rad Rider”.

The incident did lead to the village deciding to finally reveal themselves so that they could get aid from the Hunters and well…

The rest was history.